Includes index

Foreword to the 1997 Edition / Jim Abrahams -- Foreword to the First Edition / Tony Coelho -- 1. How the Brain Works: Understanding Seizures and Why There Are So Many Types -- 2. How We Diagnose a Seizure and Decide What It Will Mean for Your Child -- 3. How We Evaluate and Think about a First Seizure -- 4. Deicisonmaking: Assessing Risks and Benefits after a Seizure -- 5. What to Do If Your Child Has a Second Big Seizure -- 6. The Kinds of Seizure and Where They Arise in the Brain -- 7. Understanding Your Child's Tests: EEG, CT, and MRI -- 8. The Epilepsies of Childhood: Special Patterns and Causes -- 9. Medical Treatment of Seizures -- 10. Status Epilepticus: A Medical Emergency -- 11. How Long Do Seizures Need to Be Treated? -- 12. Other Approaches to Therapy: Vitamins, Minerals, and the Ketogenic Diet -- 13. Surgical Approaches to Epilepsy -- 14. Coping with Seizures and Epilepsy -- 15. Coping with the Uncertainties of Seizures and Epilepsy: The Power of Positive Thinking

The award-winning Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood has already become the standard resource for parents in need of comprehensive medical information about their child with epilepsy. Now this highly praised book has been thoroughly revised and updated by the original authors - experts from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and board members of the Epilepsy Foundation of America - to reflect the latest approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in childhood. In addition to providing up-to-date information about new diagnostic techniques, as well as drugs, diet, and surgical treatment, this edition also includes a new chapter, "Routine Medical Care and Epilepsy," addressing the special needs children with epilepsy have regarding common childhood illnesses, anesthesia during surgery, routine immunizations, prescription and over-the-counter medications, and vitamins

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